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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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